Shloka 72

The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

ॐ नमोऽस्तु भानवे भत्रैसोमभौमज्ञरूपिणे । जीवभार्गवशनैश्चरराहुकेतुस्वलरूपिणे ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

oṃ namo'stu bhānave bhatraisomabhaumajñarūpiṇe | jīvabhārgavaśanaiścararāhuketusvalarūpiṇe || 72 ||

Translation

ॐ नमोऽस्तु भानवे भद्रैः सोमभौमबुधरूपिणे । गुरुभार्गवशनैश्चरराहुकेतुस्वरूपिणे ॥

Word by Word

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Mangala (मङ्गल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव; अव्यय

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (कर्म/obeisance-object)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् अव्ययप्रयोग; ‘salutation’ (often with dative)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• भानवे: to Bhānu (the Sun)
• भानवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/4th), एकवचन; dative singular

• भत्रै-सोम-भौम-ज्ञ-रूपिणे: to the one having the forms of (Bhṛgu/Śukra? unclear), Soma, Bhauma, and Jña (Mercury)
• भत्रै-सोम-भौम-ज्ञ-रूपिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भत्रै (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट) + सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + भौम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘(भत्रै/?)सोमभौमज्ञ-रूपिन्’ = having the forms of (Venus?/unclear), Moon, Mars, Mercury; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative singular

• जीव-भार्गव-शनैश्चर-राहु-केतु-स्वरूपिणे: to the one whose forms are Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rāhu, and Ketu
• जीव-भार्गव-शनैश्चर-राहु-केतु-स्वरूपिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक) + शनैश्चर (प्रातिपदिक) + राहु (प्रातिपदिक) + केतु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘जीवभार्गवशनैश्चरराहुकेतूनां स्वरूपिन्’; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/4th), एकवचन; dative singular

Speaker

Narada (in a litany of salutations within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)
• Soma (Chandra)
• Bhauma (Mangala)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Jiva (Jupiter/Guru)
• Bhargava (Shukra/Venus)
• Shanaiścara (Saturn)
• Rahu
• Ketu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents the Sun as the unifying divine principle behind the nine planetary powers (Navagraha), teaching that cosmic influences are ultimately expressions of one sacred order worthy of reverence.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is expressed through namaskāra (salutation) and seeing one divine reality operating through many forms—here, honoring Sūrya while respectfully acknowledging the grahas as his manifested powers.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse names the Navagrahas using traditional Sanskrit epithets (Jīva, Bhārgava, Śanaiścara, Rāhu, Ketu), supporting graha-identification used in ritual timing and graha-śānti practices.